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45 U.S.C. § 801 — Declaration of policy
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this Act and chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, is to provide the means to rehabilitate and maintain the physical facilities, improve the operations and structure, and restore the financial stability of the railway system of the United States, and to promote the revitalization of such railway system, so that this mode of transportation will remain viable in the private sector of the economy and will be able to provide energy-efficient, ecologically compatible transportation services with greater efficiency, effectiveness, and economy, through—
(1) ratemaking and regulatory reform;
(2) the encouragement of efforts to restructure the system on a more economically justified basis, including planning authority in the Secretary of Transportation, an expedited procedure for determining whether merger and consolidation applications are in the public interest, and continuing reorganization authority;
(3) financing mechanisms that will assure adequate rehabilitation and improvement of facilities and equipment, implementation of the final system plan, and implementation of the Northeast Corridor project;
(4) transitional continuation of service on light-density rail lines that are necessary to continued employment and community well-being throughout the United States;
(5) auditing, accounting, reporting, and other requirements to protect Federal funds and to assure repayment of loans and financial responsibility; and
(6) necessary studies.
**(b) Policy** The policy of this Act and chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, is to—
(1) balance the needs of carriers, shippers, and the public;
(2) foster competition among all carriers by railroad and other modes of transportation, to promote more adequate and efficient transportatio
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this Act and chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, is to provide the means to rehabilitate and maintain the physical facilities, improve the operations and structure, and restore the financial stability of the railway system of the United States, and to promote the revitalization of such railway system, so that this mode of transportation will remain viable in the private sector of the economy and will be able to provide energy-efficient, ecologically compatible transportation services with greater efficiency, effectiveness, and economy, through—
(1) ratemaking and regulatory reform;
(2) the encouragement of efforts to restructure the system on a more economically justified basis, including planning authority in the Secretary of Transportation, an expedited procedure for determining whether merger and consolidation applications are in the public interest, and continuing reorganization authority;
(3) financing mechanisms that will assure adequate rehabilitation and improvement of facilities and equipment, implementation of the final system plan, and implementation of the Northeast Corridor project;
(4) transitional continuation of service on light-density rail lines that are necessary to continued employment and community well-being throughout the United States;
(5) auditing, accounting, reporting, and other requirements to protect Federal funds and to assure repayment of loans and financial responsibility; and
(6) necessary studies.
**(b) Policy** The policy of this Act and chapter 224 of title 49, United States Code, is to—
(1) balance the needs of carriers, shippers, and the public;
(2) foster competition among all carriers by railroad and other modes of transportation, to promote more adequate and efficient transportation services, and to increase the attractiveness of investing in railroads and rail-service-related enterprises;
(3) permit railroads greater freedom to raise or lower rates for rail services in competitive markets;
(4) promote the establishment of railroad rate structures which are more sensitive to changes in the level of seasonal, regional, and shipper demand;
(5) promote separate pricing of distinct rail and rail-related services;
(6) formulate standards and guidelines for determining adequate revenue levels for railroads; and
(7) modernize and clarify the functions of railroad rate bureaus.
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**(a) Secretary of the Interior to encourage States, political subdivisions, and private interests; financial assistance for State and local projects** The Secretary of the Interior is directed to encourage States to consider, in their comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plans and proposals for financial assistance for State and local projects submitted pursuant to chapter 2003 of title 54, needs and opportunities for establishing park, forest, and other recreation and historic trails on lands owned or administered by States, and recreation and historic trails on lands in or near urban areas. The Secretary is also directed to encourage States to consider, in their comprehensive statewide historic preservation plans and proposals for financial assistance for State, local, and private projects submitted pursuant to division A of subtitle III of title 54, needs and opportunities for establishing historic trails. He is further directed, in accordance with the authority contained in chapter 2003 of title 54),11 So in original. The closing parenthesis preceding the comma probably should not appear. See 2014 Amendment note below. to encourage States, political subdivisions, and private interests, including nonprofit organizations, to establish such trails.
**(b) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to encourage metropolitan and other urban areas; administrative and financial assistance in connection with recreation and transportation planning; administration of urban open-space program** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is directed, in administering the program of comprehensive urban planning and assistance under section 701 22 See References in Text note below. of the Housing Act of 1954, to encourage the planning of recreation trails in connection
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**(a) General** The Association is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this section, and such rules and regulations as it may prescribe, to invest from time to time in the securities of the Corporation by purchasing (1) up to $1,000,000,000 of debentures issued by the Corporation, and (2) after the acquisition of such debentures, up to $2,629,000,000 of the series A preferred stock of the Corporation.
**(b) Purposes and procedure for investment**
(1) The Association is authorized to purchase debentures and, thereafter, series A preferred stock of the Corporation at such times and in such amounts as may be required and requested by the Corporation in accordance with the terms and conditions governing such purchases (which shall be prescribed by the Association), to provide—
(A) for the modernization, rehabilitation and maintenance of rail properties of the Corporation;
(B) for the acquisition of equipment and other capital needs;
(C) for the refinancing of indebtedness which was incurred by the Corporation under [section 721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section721&num=0&edition=prelim) or which was incurred under [section 725 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section725&num=0&edition=prelim) and assumed by the Corporation; or
(D) working capital as contemplated by the final system plan.
(2) Purchases of up to $1,000,000,000 of debentures and, thereafter, of up to $2,300,000,000 of series A preferred stock shall be made by the Association as required and requested by the Corporation, unless the Finance Committee makes an affirmative finding that—
(A) the Corporation has failed in any material respect to comply with any covenants or undert
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As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the term—
(1) “Association” means the United States Railway Association;
(2) “Commission” means the Interstate Commerce Commission;
(3) “Corporation” means the Consolidated Rail Corporation;
(4) “final system plan” means the final system plan and any additions thereto adopted by the Association pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 ([45 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(5) “includes” and variants thereof should be read as if the phrase “but is not limited to” were also set forth;
(6) “Office” means the Rail Services Planning Office of the Commission;
(7) “railroad” has the meaning given that term in [section 20102 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20102&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(8) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation or his designated representative.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Cost.—**
(A) The term “cost” means the estimated long-term cost to the Government of a direct loan or loan guarantee or modification thereof, calculated on a net present value basis, excluding administrative costs and any incidental effects on governmental receipts or outlays.
(B) The cost of a direct loan shall be the net present value, at the time when the direct loan is disbursed, of the following estimated cash flows:
(i) Loan disbursements.
(ii) Repayments of principal.
(iii) Payments of interest and other payments by or to the Government over the life of the loan after adjusting for estimated defaults, prepayments, fees, penalties, and other recoveries.
Calculation of the cost of a direct loan shall include the effects of changes in loan terms resulting from the exercise by the borrower of an option included in the loan contract.
(C) The cost of a loan guarantee shall be the net present value, at the time when the guaranteed loan is disbursed, of the following estimated cash flows:
(i) Payments by the Government to cover defaults and delinquencies, interest subsidies, or other payments.
(ii) Payments to the Government, including origination and other fees, penalties, and recoveries.
Calculation of the cost of a loan guarantee shall include the effects of changes in loan terms resulting from the exercise by the guaranteed lender of an option included in the loan guarantee contract, or by the borrower of an option included in the guaranteed loan contract.
(D) The cost of a modification is the difference between the current estimate of the net present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of a direct loan or loan guarantee contract, and the current estimate of the net present value of th
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**(a) General.—** To carry out this chapter and the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 ([45 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), Amtrak may—
(1) acquire, maintain, and dispose of any interest in property used to provide improved high-speed rail transportation under [section 24902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section24902&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, any interest in real property that Amtrak considers necessary to carry out the goals of section 24902;
(3) provide for rail freight, intercity rail passenger, and commuter rail passenger transportation over property acquired under this section;
(4) improve rail rights of way between Boston, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia (including the route through Springfield, Massachusetts, and routes to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Albany, New York, from the Northeast Corridor main line) to achieve the goals of section 24902 of providing improved high-speed rail passenger transportation between Boston, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, and intermediate intercity markets;
(5) acquire, build, improve, and install passenger stations, communications and electric power facilities and equipment, public and private highway and pedestrian crossings, and other facilities and equipment necessary to provide improved high-speed rail passenger transportation over rights of way improved under clause (4) of this subsection;
(6) make agreements with other carriers and commuter authorities to grant, acquire, or make arrangements for rail freight or commuter rail passenger transportation over, rights of way and facilities acquired under the Re
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TITLE 45—RAILROADS
§ 797l
1 See References in Text note below.
principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see sec-
tion 151 of this title and Tables.
§ 797l. Class II railroads receiving Federal assist-
ance
The Surface Transportation Board shall im-
pose no labor protection conditions in approving
an application under section 10902 of title 49
when the application involves a Class II rail car-
rier which—
(1) is headquartered in a State, and operates
in at least one State, with a population of less
than 1,000,000 persons, as determined by the
1990 census; and
(2) has, as of January 1, 1996, been a recipient
of repayable Federal Railroad Administration
assistance in excess of $5,000,000.
(Pub. L. 93–236, title VII, § 713, as added Pub. L.
104–88, title III, § 327(5)(A), formerly § 327(5), Dec.
29, 1995, 109 Stat. 952, renumbered Pub. L.
104–287, § 6(f)(4)(B), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3399.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 797l, Pub. L. 93–236, title VII, § 713, as
added Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, § 1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95
Stat. 668, authorized appropriations to carry out activi-
ties for protection of employees of Consolidated Rail
Corporation, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–509, title IV,
§ 4033(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1908.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of Pub. L.
104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of Title 49,
Transportation.
§ 797m. Arbitration
Any dispute or controversy with respect to the
interpretation, application, or enforcement of
the provisions of this subchapter, except sec-
tions 797b, 797c, 797g, and 797l 1 of this title, or
section 1144 of the N
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